In my experience from talking to a number of people on this issue, it seems to be a form of “first, do no harm.” There seems to be a sense that however objectionable a candidate’s other policies are, at least they don’t support killing babies. It’s a view that takes any nuance out of voting, and is very open to exploitation. I don’t think there is an easy answer to the question of personhood, and the fact that late term abortions are so rare is implicit acknowledgement of this. I just think a pragmatic approach will recognise that banning or restricting abortion won’t reduce its incidence as much as it will put more women at risk, and the most effective way to be anti abortion would be to support candidates and policies that increase access to healthcare and education and thereby reduce the incidence of unwanted pregnancy.
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